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Cotoneaster

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Cotoneaster is a genus of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae, native to the Palaearctic region (temperate Asia, Europe, north Africa), with a strong concentration of diversity in the genus in the mountains of southwestern China and the Himalayas. [1]

85 relations: Amygdaloideae, Apomixis, Award of Garden Merit, Bee, Common blackbird, Corymb, Cotoneaster acuminatus, Cotoneaster adpressus, Cotoneaster atropurpureus, Cotoneaster × watereri, Cotoneaster bullatus, Cotoneaster cambricus, Cotoneaster cashmiriensis, Cotoneaster conspicuus, Cotoneaster dammeri, Cotoneaster elegans, Cotoneaster franchetii, Cotoneaster frigidus, Cotoneaster glaucophyllus, Cotoneaster granatensis, Cotoneaster horizontalis, Cotoneaster humilis, Cotoneaster insignis, Cotoneaster integerrimus, Cotoneaster integrifolius, Cotoneaster kansuensis, Cotoneaster kaschkarovii, Cotoneaster kweitschoviensis, Cotoneaster lacteus, Cotoneaster lucidus, Cotoneaster newryensis, Cotoneaster nitidus, Cotoneaster nummularius, Cotoneaster obovatus, Cotoneaster pannosus, Cotoneaster roseus, Cotoneaster salicifolius, Cotoneaster scandinavicus, Cotoneaster tenuipes, Crataegus, Cultivar, Deciduous, Eudicots, Evergreen, Flowering plant, Forage (honey bee), Friedrich Kasimir Medikus, Fruit, Genus, Glossary of leaf morphology, ..., Grey dagger, Hand axe, Hybrid (biology), Invasive species, Ireland, June Gap, Larva, Lepidoptera, Maleae, Malinae, Mottled umber, National Pest Plant Accord, Native plant, Nectar, Palearctic realm, Photinia, Plant, Pome, Pyracantha, Pyracantha crenulata, Quince, Rosaceae, Rosales, Rosids, Royal Horticultural Society, Scythropia crataegella, Short-cloaked moth, Shrub, Sorbus, Species, Tree, True thrush, United Kingdom, Variety (botany), Winter moth. Expand index (35 more) »

Amygdaloideae

Amygdaloideae is a subfamily within the flowering plant family Rosaceae.

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Apomixis

In botany, apomixis was defined by Hans Winkler as replacement of the normal sexual reproduction by asexual reproduction, without fertilization.

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Award of Garden Merit

The Award of Garden Merit (AGM) is a long-established annual award for plants by the British Royal Horticultural Society (RHS).

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Bee

Bees are flying insects closely related to wasps and ants, known for their role in pollination and, in the case of the best-known bee species, the European honey bee, for producing honey and beeswax.

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Common blackbird

The common blackbird (Turdus merula) is a species of true thrush.

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Corymb

Corymb is a botanical term for an inflorescence with the flowers growing in such a fashion that the outermost are born on longer pedicels than the inner, bringing all flowers up to a common level.

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Cotoneaster acuminatus

Cotoneaster acuminatus (commonly known as acuminate cotoneaster) is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae that is native to the Himalayas.

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Cotoneaster adpressus

Cotoneaster adpressus (commonly known as creeping cotoneaster) is a species of flowering plant in the genus Cotoneaster of the family Rosaceae, native to western China.

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Cotoneaster atropurpureus

Cotoneaster atropurpureus, the purple-flowered cotoneaster, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Cotoneaster of the family Rosaceae, native to the Hubei province of China.

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Cotoneaster × watereri

Cotoneaster × watereri, Waterer's cotoneaster, is a large evergreen shrub belonging to the genus Cotoneaster.

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Cotoneaster bullatus

Cotoneaster bullatus, the hollyberry cotoneaster is a species of shrub in the genus Cotoneaster within the subtribe Pyrinae in the Rose family.

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Cotoneaster cambricus

Cotoneaster cambricus (Wild Cotoneaster; Welsh: Creigafal y Gogarth "rock apple of Gogarth") is a species of Cotoneaster endemic to the Great Orme peninsula in north Wales.

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Cotoneaster cashmiriensis

Cotoneaster cashmiriensis, the Kashmir cotoneaster, is a plant species in the family Rosaceae.

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Cotoneaster conspicuus

Cotoneaster conspicuus (Tibetan cotoneaster, 大果栒子 da guo xun zi) is a slow-growing, densely-branched, evergreen shrub native to southeast Tibet.

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Cotoneaster dammeri

Cotoneaster dammeri, the bearberry cotoneaster, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Cotoneaster, belonging to the family Rosaceae, native to central and southern China (Gansu, Guizhou, Hubei, Sichuan, Tibet and Yunnan) and naturalized in Europe.

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Cotoneaster elegans

Cotoneaster elegans is a plant species in the genus Cotoneaster found in dense forests (2000–3000 m) in Guizhou and Sichuan, China.

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Cotoneaster franchetii

Cotoneaster franchetii (Franchet's cotoneaster or orange cotoneaster) is a species of Cotoneaster native to southwestern China, in the provinces of Guizhou, Sichuan, Xizang, and Yunnan, and also in adjacent northern Myanmar and northern Thailand.

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Cotoneaster frigidus

Cotoneaster frigidus, the tree cotoneaster, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Cotoneaster of the family Rosaceae, native to the Himalayas.

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Cotoneaster glaucophyllus

Cotoneaster glaucophyllus, commonly known as glaucous cotoneaster' or bright bead cotoneaster, is a native plant of China and the Himalayas.

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Cotoneaster granatensis

Cotoneaster granatensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae that can be found in Algeria, Morocco, Spain and Tunisia.

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Cotoneaster horizontalis

Cotoneaster horizontalis is a species of flowering plant in the genus Cotoneaster of the family Rosaceae.

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Cotoneaster humilis

Cotoneaster humilis is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae.

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Cotoneaster insignis

Cotoneaster insignis is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae.

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Cotoneaster integerrimus

Cotoneaster integerrimus (Common Cotoneaster) is a species of Cotoneaster native to central and eastern Europe and southwest Asia, from southern Belgium and eastern France south to Italy, and east through Germany to the Balkans, northern Turkey, the Crimea, the Caucasus and northern Iran; plants in Spain may also belong in this species.

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Cotoneaster integrifolius

Cotoneaster integrifolius, known as entire-leaved cotoneaster, is a species of Cotoneaster that is a low growing shrub.

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Cotoneaster kansuensis

Cotoneaster kansuensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae that can be found in Gansu province of Central China.

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Cotoneaster kaschkarovii

Cotoneaster kaschkarovii is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae that can be found in Kangding and Sichuan provinces of China, and in Tibet.

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Cotoneaster kweitschoviensis

Cotoneaster kweitschoviensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae.

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Cotoneaster lacteus

Cotoneaster lacteus, the late cotoneaster or milkflower cotoneaster, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Cotoneaster of the family Rosaceae, native to the Yunnan Province of China.

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Cotoneaster lucidus

Cotoneaster lucidus, the shiny cotoneaster, or hedge cotoneaster, is a deciduous, medium-sized shrub with long, spreading branches reaching heights (and breadths) of 6' to 10'.

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Cotoneaster newryensis

Cotoneaster newryensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae that can be found in Sichuan and Yunnan provinces of China.

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Cotoneaster nitidus

Cotoneaster nitidus (两列栒子) is a species of deciduous or semi-evergreen shrub in the family Rosaceae endemic to altitudes of 1600–4000 meters in northeastern India, Bhutan, Nepal, Sikkim, and northern Myanmar, as well as the Sichuan, Xizang, and Yunnan provinces in China.

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Cotoneaster nummularius

Cotoneaster nummularius, the nummular or coinwort cotoneaster is a species of cotoneaster.

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Cotoneaster obovatus

Cotoneaster obovatus is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae that can be found in Kangra and northeastern Punjab provinces of India.

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Cotoneaster pannosus

Cotoneaster pannosus (commonly known as silverleaf cotoneaster) is a species of cotoneaster known by the common name silverleaf cotoneaster.

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Cotoneaster roseus

Cotoneaster roseus is native to portions of the Himalayas, Iran, northern and western Pakistan, northwest India and Kashmir.

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Cotoneaster salicifolius

Cotoneaster salicifolius, the Willow-leaved Cotoneaster, is a drought-tolerant, evergreen to semi-evergreen, low-lying, small to medium-sized shrub with an arched branching habit.

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Cotoneaster scandinavicus

Cotoneaster scandinavicus, commonly known as Scandinavian Cotoneaster, is a species of Cotoneaster native to Scandinavia, in Norway, Sweden and Finland south of the Arctic Circle, the Danish island of Bornholm, and also the Baltic States of Estonia and Latvia.

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Cotoneaster tenuipes

Cotoneaster tenuipes (Slender cotoneaster; xi zhi xun zi in Chinese) is an "extremely graceful," meter-high, hirsute, deciduous cotoneaster shrub endemic to the temperate regions of China.

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Crataegus

Crataegus (from the Greek kratos "strength" and akis "sharp", referring to the thorns of some species) commonly called hawthorn, thornapple,Voss, E. G. 1985.

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Cultivar

The term cultivarCultivar has two denominations as explained in Formal definition.

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Deciduous

In the fields of horticulture and botany, the term deciduous (/dɪˈsɪdʒuəs/) means "falling off at maturity" and "tending to fall off", in reference to trees and shrubs that seasonally shed leaves, usually in the autumn; to the shedding of petals, after flowering; and to the shedding of ripe fruit.

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Eudicots

The eudicots, Eudicotidae or eudicotyledons are a clade of flowering plants that had been called tricolpates or non-magnoliid dicots by previous authors.

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Evergreen

In botany, an evergreen is a plant that has leaves throughout the year, always green.

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Flowering plant

The flowering plants, also known as angiosperms, Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants, with 416 families, approximately 13,164 known genera and c. 295,383 known species.

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Forage (honey bee)

For bees, their forage or food supply consists of nectar and pollen from blooming plants within flight range.

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Friedrich Kasimir Medikus

Friedrich Kasimir Medikus (or Friedrich Casimir Medicus; 6 January 1738 – 8 July 1808) was a German physician and botanist.

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Fruit

In botany, a fruit is the seed-bearing structure in flowering plants (also known as angiosperms) formed from the ovary after flowering.

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Genus

A genus (genera) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, as well as viruses, in biology.

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Glossary of leaf morphology

The following is a defined list of terms which are used to describe leaf morphology in the description and taxonomy of plants.

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Grey dagger

The grey dagger (Acronicta psi) is a moth of the family Noctuidae.

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Hand axe

A hand axe (or handaxe) is a prehistoric stone tool with two faces that is the longest-used tool in human history.

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Hybrid (biology)

In biology, a hybrid, or crossbreed, is the result of combining the qualities of two organisms of different breeds, varieties, species or genera through sexual reproduction.

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Invasive species

An invasive species is a species that is not native to a specific location (an introduced species), and that has a tendency to spread to a degree believed to cause damage to the environment, human economy or human health.

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Ireland

Ireland (Éire; Ulster-Scots: Airlann) is an island in the North Atlantic.

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June Gap

The June Gap refers to a phenomenon in which a shortage of forage available for bees occurs (typically in June) and has been observed in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

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Larva

A larva (plural: larvae) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults.

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Lepidoptera

Lepidoptera is an order of insects that includes butterflies and moths (both are called lepidopterans).

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Maleae

The Maleae (incorrectly Pyreae) are the apple tribe in the rose family, Rosaceae.

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Malinae

Malinae (incorrectly Pyrinae) is the name for the apple subtribe in the rose family, Rosaceae.

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Mottled umber

The mottled umber (Erannis defoliaria) is a moth of the family Geometridae.

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National Pest Plant Accord

The National Pest Plant Accord (NPPA) is a New Zealand agreement that identifies pest plants that are prohibited from sale and commercial propagation and distribution.

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Native plant

Native plants are plants indigenous to a given area in geologic time.

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Nectar

Nectar is a sugar-rich liquid produced by plants in glands called nectaries, either within the flowers with which it attracts pollinating animals, or by extrafloral nectaries, which provide a nutrient source to animal mutualists, which in turn provide antiherbivore protection.

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Palearctic realm

The Palearctic or Palaearctic is one of the eight biogeographic realms on the Earth's surface, first identified in the 19th century, and still in use today as the basis for zoogeographic classification.

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Photinia

Photinia is a genus of about 40–60 species of small trees and large shrubs, but the taxonomy has recently varied greatly, with the genera Heteromeles, Stranvaesia and Aronia sometimes included in Photinia.

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Plant

Plants are mainly multicellular, predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes of the kingdom Plantae.

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Pome

In botany, a pome (derived from Latin pōmum, meaning "fruit") is a type of fruit produced by flowering plants in the subtribe Malinae of the family Rosaceae.

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Pyracantha

Pyracantha is a genus of large, thorny evergreen shrubs in the family Rosaceae, with common names firethorn or pyracantha.

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Pyracantha crenulata

Pyracantha crenulata, the Nepalese firethorn, Nepal firethorn or Himalayan firethorn, is a species of firethorn.

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Quince

The quince (Cydonia oblonga) is the sole member of the genus Cydonia in the family Rosaceae (which also contains apples and pears, among other fruits).

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Rosaceae

Rosaceae, the rose family, is a medium-sized family of flowering plants, including 4,828 known species in 91 genera.

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Rosales

Rosales is an order of flowering plants.

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Rosids

The rosids are members of a large clade (monophyletic group) of flowering plants, containing about 70,000 species, more than a quarter of all angiosperms.

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Royal Horticultural Society

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), founded in 1804 as the Horticultural Society of London, is the UK's leading gardening charity.

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Scythropia crataegella

Scythropia crataegella, the hawthorn moth, is a species of moth in the family Plutellidae from western Eurasia.

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Short-cloaked moth

The short-cloaked moth (Nola cucullatella) is a moth of the family Nolidae.

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Shrub

A shrub or bush is a small to medium-sized woody plant.

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Sorbus

Sorbus is a genus of about 100–200 species of trees and shrubs in the rose family, Rosaceae.

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Species

In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank, as well as a unit of biodiversity, but it has proven difficult to find a satisfactory definition.

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Tree

In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, supporting branches and leaves in most species.

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True thrush

True thrushes are medium-sized mostly insectivorous or omnivorous birds in the genus Turdus of the wider thrush family, Turdidae.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

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Variety (botany)

In botanical nomenclature, variety (abbreviated var.; in varietas) is a taxonomic rank below that of species and subspecies but above that of form.

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Winter moth

The winter moth (Operophtera brumata) is a moth of the family Geometridae.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotoneaster

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